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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne
Marital Status : Married
Home address : 132/9 Upper Augustawatta, Uda-Peradeniya, Kandy,
Sri Lanka
Undergraduate carrier: First in the batch at the Final BDS examination
Present appointment: Chair Professor of Oral Pathology and Consultant
Director, Centre for Research in Oral Cancer
Faculty of Dental Sciences
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka
Email - [email protected]
TP - 94 8 387666
Fax - 94 8 388948
President Elect: International Association of Oral
Pathologists: 2014-16
Previous Appointments:
“Sir Thomas Key Sidey visiting Professor” Faculty of Dentistry, University of
Otago, New Zealand, 2013.
Professor of Oral Pathology
School of Medicine and Dentistry, Barts and the London Queen Mary
University of London, UK 2010-11
Visiting Professor to University of Niigata, Japan, 2005
Professional Fellow to Queen Mary University of London, UK, 2007-2012
Councillor for Asia at the International Association of Oral Pathologists,
2008-2012.
Senior Lecturer (Clinical) in Oral Pathology
School of Medicine and Dentistry Barts and the London Queen Mary
University of London United Kingdom, 2005-07.
Lecturer in Oral Pathology and Radiology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK
1996-1999
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Lecturer and in Oral Pathology, University of Birmingham, UK,
1999
Proctor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2007-2008
Head Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Qualifications : BDS (SL)
MS (Col)
PhD (JP)
FDSRCS (Eng)
FRCPath (UK)
University Education : University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Professional experience :
Working as a consultant Oral Pathologist for more than 20 years involving
a very busy diagnostic service
Teacher in Oral and General Pathology for both undergraduates and
postgraduates for 22 years in different countries
Examiner in both undergraduates and postgraduates examinations locally
and internationally for more than 20 years
Memberships:
International Association of Oral Pathologists (Councillor for Asia)
British society of Oral and Maxillo-facial Pathology
Asian society of Oral Pathologists (Founder committee member)
Sri Lanka Dental Association
Sri Lanka Society of Allergy and Immunology
Member of the Senate, University of Peradeniya
Vice President, Kandy Society of Medicine- 2013
Member of the Board of Study in Dental Surgery (Post-graduate institute of
Medicine Colombo, Sri Lanka)
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Founder Board member for the Centre for study of Human Rights, University
of Peradeniya, 2003-05
Chairman, Specialty Board in Oral Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of
Medicine Colombo, Sri Lanka
Membership in other committees in the University (Present
and past):
Warden, Senaka Bibile, University of Peradeniya 2001-2004
Chairman- Faculty Higher degrees committee
Chairman- Tobacco cessation unit
Chairman- computer aided learning unit
Chairman- Foreign qualifications committee
Chairman- Maintenance committee
Chairman - Research in Molecular Biology
University sports advisory committee
Faculty research and ethical Review committee
Faculty corporate plans committee
Academic development and planning Committee
Faculty co-group committee
Faculty clinical audit committee
Curriculum reforms committee
Equipment procurement committee
Review of University reforms and synchronization of academic
programme committee
Scholarships committee
Staff development committee
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JICA – 3 rd country training programme Committee
Member of the governing body of the centre for study of human rights
Member of the teaching evaluation committee
Member of the treatment evaluation committee
Editorial boards of Journals:
Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry
(Associate Editor)
International Journal of Genetics and Genomics
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Medicine and Pathology
Journal of Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral
Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology
ISRN Pathology
Microbial Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis
Journal of Orofacial Sciences
World Journal of Stomatology
Sri Lanka Medical Journal
Referee for Journals:
Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
Oral Diseases
Oral Oncology
Cancer Investigation
Journal of Pathology
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
Journal of Clinica Chimica Acta
Archives of Oral Biology
Mycopathologia
World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Cancer Letters
Journal of Oral Sugery Oral Medicine Oral
Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology
Journal of Oral BioSciences
Indian Journal of Dental Research
Journal of Pathology Research and Practice
Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry
Journal of Oncology
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International Journal of Dentistry
Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Journal of Oral Med and Pathology
ISRN Pathology
Journal of Parasitology Research
Journal of the European Academy of
Dermatology and Venereology Sri Lanka Medical Journal
Sri Lanka Dental Journal
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
BMC Clinical Pathology
European Journal of Molecular Biology
Cancer Research Journal
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry
Contribution for curriculum development:
1. Development of BDS curriculum: Responsible for the development and
reforms of the curriculum in various capacities including chairperson.
2. MD Oral Pathology: The key person in developing and implementing MD
Oral Pathology Degree programme of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
University of Colombo. The first chairman of the Specialty Board in Oral
Pathology.
3. Contributed to curricula in MD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Restorative
Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dental auxiliary programme.
4. Contributed to the development of MD Forensic Odontology curriculum.
Examiner in undergraduate and post graduate examinations
(National/International)
1. Examiner for FDSRCS in the Royal College, of Surgeons of England -1998
2. External Examiner Penang International Dental College, Malaysia, 2010 and
2011.
3. External Examiner for University Teknology MARA, Malaysia, 2013.
4. External Examiner for University Teknology MARA, Malaysia, 2013.
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5. External Examiner for Postgraduate Examination in Oral Pathology and Oral
Medicine at University of Malaya, Malaysia.
6. Examiner for BDS examination, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
7. Examiner in Pathology for students at Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
Unversity of Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.
8. Examiner for BDS students at King’s College, London, UK.
9. Examiner for BDS examination at Queen Mary, University of London.
10. Examiner for MSc in Experimental Oral Pathology, Diploma in Clinical Oral
Sciences and MSc in Oral Biology at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
11. Chief Examiner for MD Oral Pathology at PGIM, University of Colombo, Sri
Lanka.
12. Examiner for MD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at PGIM, University of
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
13. Examiner for MD Restorative Dentistry and MD Ortthodontics at PGIM,
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
14. Examiner for Diploma in Hospital Dental Practice and Diploma in General
Dental Practice at PGIM, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Research publications
Text Books
1. Comprehensive Tumour Terminology. (UICC).
Author for three chapters (Wiley –Liss – 2001)
I. Tumours of Salivary Gland
II. Tumours of Oral Cavity, pharynx and tongue
III. Tumours of the Jaws and teeth
2. Contributor for the Text Book on Clinical Problems solving in Dentistry.
(Chruchill Livingstone – 2001): Award for the second best medical publication
in the UK in 2002
3. Chapter on “Oral cavity and Salivary glands” in the second edition of “The
cancer hand book” Two volume book (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd UK) 2007
4. Text Book of Oral Medicine and Pathology “A Guide to Diagnosis and
Treatment” 2013, JAYPEE Medical Publishers, India
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5. Contributor for the text book titled “OSCE for Clinical Dental Sciences” 2014,
JAYPEE Medical Publishers, India
Manuals
1. Manual of special staining Techniques – Workshop for postgraduate trainees
in Histopathology 2000
2. Manual of Immunohistochemistry Techniques – Training programme for
neighbouring countries 2002.
3. Manual of histological Techniques – Training programme for neighbouring
countries 2002
4. Manual on tobacco cessation Methodologies 2004
5. Manual titled “Guideline for the screening, surveillance, diagnosis and
management of oral potentially malignant disorders”. Publication of National
Cancer control programme of Sri Lanka, 2013.
Publications H-Index: 23
1. Vartoukian SR, Tilakaratne WM, Seoudi N, Bombardieri M, Bergmeier L, Tappuni
AR, Fortune F. Dysregulation of the SOCS3-STAT3 pathway in the aetio-
pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome. Clin Exp Immunol. 2014;177(3):618-29.
2. Jayasinghe RD, Jayashankar S and Tilakaratne WM. Clinical and Radiological
features of Cemento Ossifying Fibromas of the jaws: analysis of 27 cases. Sri Lanka
Journal of Medicine (In press).
3. BSMS Siriwardena RMSGK Rasnayaka Yaghma Masood Mohd Masood PVR
Kumarasiri WM Tilakaratne. A Predictive Model of Oral Cancer Metastasis for
Different Cancer Sites and Age Groups JICD (In Press)
4. Jayasinghe RD, Perera D, Bandara BMR, Sivakanesan R and Tilakaratne WM. Role
of Antioxidant levels in disease progression and malignant transformation of Oral
Submucous Fibrosis. (SLDJ In Press)
5. A Rajapakshe, Tilakaratne WM et al. A Retrospective analysis to determine factors
contributing to the survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. J of
Cancer Epidemiology (In press)
6. Primali Rukmal Jayasooriya, Wanninayaka Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne,
Balapuwaduge Ranjit Rigorbert Nihal Mendis, Tommaso Lombardi. A literature
review on oral basaloid squamous cell carcinomas, with special emphasis on
etiology. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology 2013 Dec;17(6):547-51.
7. Rasika Priyadharshani Ekanayaka and Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne.
Oral submucous fibrosis : Review on mechanisms of pathogenesis and malignant
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transformation. Journal of Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis 2013 http://dx.doi.org/4172/2157-2518.S5-002.
8. RLPR Liyanage, NS Wadusinghearachchi, BSMS Siriwardena, PR Jayasooriya,
WM Tilakaratne. Pigmented mucoepidermoid carcinoma with spindle cell
differentiation Oral Surg, Oral Med, Oral Pathol, Oral Radiol DOI:
10.1016/j.oooo.2013.08.031
9. KSND Gunawardhana , PR Jayasooriya, WM Tilakaratne. Diagnostic dilemma of
unicystic ameloblastoma: Novel combination of histopathological features to
differentiate unicystic ameloblastoma from common odontogenic cysts. Journal of
Investigative and Clinical Dentistry 2013; 4;1–6.
10. RB Zain, Tilakaratne WM et al. A consensus report from the first Asian
international regional meeting on the terminology and criteria fro verruco-papillary
lesions of the oral cavity. ADUM;2013;20 (02);1-3.
11. Tilakaratne WM. Oral Cancer and Precancer; Novel markers in malignant
transformation and prognosis. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine 2012;21 (2);12-21.
12. Siriwardena BSMS, Jayasinghe RD, Ratnatunge N, Tilakaratne WM. Solitary
mastocytoma a rare presentation on the buccal mucosa. Case Reports in Clinical
Medicine (CRCM) 2013;2(3):174-175.
13. Siriwardena BSMS, Jayasooriya PR, Palitha Ratnayake, Tilakaratne WM.
Metastatic tumours of the oral and maxillofacial region: A retrospective analysis of
18 cases. Merit Research Journal of Biochemistry and Bioinformatics (MRJBB)
2013;1(1):1-4.
14. Siriwardena, BSMS, Tennakoon TMPB, Tilakaratne WM. Relative frequency of
odontogenic tumours in Sri Lanka: analysis of 1677 cases. Journal of Pathology
Practice and Research 2012 Apr 15;208(4):225-30.
15. GN Pitiyage, KP Lim, E Gemenitzidis, MT Teh, A Waseem, SS Prime, WM
Tilakaratne F Fortune, EK Parkinson. Increased secretion of tissue inhibitors of
metalloproteinases 1 and 2 (TIMPs -1 and -2) in fibroblasts are early indictors of
oral sub-mucous fibrosis and ageing. J Oral Pathol Med 2012 Jul;41(6):454-62.
16. NS Wadusinghearachchi, RLPL Liyanage, BSMS Siriwardena, PR Jayasooriya,
RMAS Ratnayake, WM Tilakaratne. Primary Squamous cell carcinoma of the
parotid gland with prominent intra neural invasion. Sri Lanka Dental Journal
2012;42 (01-02):36-37.
17. Dissanayaka WL, Pitiyage G, Kumarasiri PVR, Liyange RLPR, Dias DK,
Tilakaratne WM. Clinical and Histopathological parameters in Survival of oral
squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012
Apr;113(4):518-25.
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18. Tilakaratne WM, EH Nissanka Jayasooriya. Vaule of HIF-1alpha as an independent
prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Expert Rev Mol Diagn
(2011);11(2):145-147.
19. Lingen MW, Pinto A, Mendes RA, Franchini R, Czerninski R, Tilakaratne WM,
Partridge M, Peterson DE, Woo SB. Genetics/epigenetics of oral premalignancy: current
status and future research. Oral Dis. 2011; 17 Suppl 1:7-22.
20. Tilakaratne WM, Morgan PR, Sheriff M, EW Odell. Grading oral epithelial
dysplasia: analysis of individual features. J Oral Pathol Med 2011;40(7):533-40.
21. Dissanayake WL, Tilakaratne WM. A histopathologic comparison between
synchronous and single primary oral squamous cell carcinomas. In Reply. Oral Surg
Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2011 ;111(1):9-10.
22. Dissanayake R, Jayasooriya PR, Tilakaratne WM. Review on Metastasizing
(malignant) Ameloblastoma (METAM): Pattern of Metastasis and treatment. Surg
Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2011;111(6):734-41.
23. Mendis BRRN, Lombardi T, Tilakaratne WM. Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour
of infancy; histopathological and immunohistochemical study. Journal of
Investigative and Clinical Dentistry 2011;2;1-4.
24. KGD Manoja, BSMS Siriwardena, PR Jayasooriya, DJL Siriwardane, WM
Tilakaratne. A rare clinical presentation of intra-oral Darier’s disease. Case Reports
in Pathology (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) Volume2011, Article ID 181728, 3
pages doi:10.1155/2011/181728.
25. Pitiyage GN, Tilakaratne WM, Parkinson EK et al. "Senescent Mesenchymal Cells
Accumulate in Human Fibrosis by a Telomere-Independent Mechanism and
Ameliorate Fibrosis through Matrix Metalloproteinases" J of Pathol
2011;223(5):604-17.
26. Jayasooriya PR, Jayasinghe KAN, Tilakaratne WM. Relationship between
thickness of fibrosis and epithelial dysplasia in oral submucous fibrosis. Journal of
Investigative and Clinical Dentistry (2011), 2, 171–175.
27. Karwan A Moutasim, Veronika Jenei, Karen Sapienza, Daniel Marsh, Paul
HWeinreb, Shelia M Violette, Mark P Lewis, John F Marshall, Farida Fortune,
Waninayaka Tilakaratne, Ian R Hart & Gareth J Thomas. Alkaloid-dependent
integrin upregulation modulates keratinocyte TGF-beta1 activation and promotes
oral submucous fibrosis. J Pathol. 2011;223(3):366-77.
28. Rasika Pawiththra Illeperuma, Mi Heon Ryu, Ki Yeol Kim, WM Tilakaratne, Jin
Kim. Relationship of fibrosis and the expression of TGF-β1, MMP-1,and TIMP-1
with epithelial dysplasia in oral submucous fibrosis. Oral Med Pathol (2010) 15:
25-32.
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29. Nandasena TL, Jayawardena CK, Tilakaratne WM, Nanayakkara CD. Distribution pattern of
cholinesterase enzymes in human tooth germs. Arch Oral Biol. 2010 Aug;55(8):561-
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30. Mohaideen Sitheeque, Anura Ariyawardana, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Wanninayake
Tilakaratne. Depigmentation of oral mucosa as the earliest possible manifestation
of oral submucous fibrosis in Sri Lankan preschool children. Journal of
Investigative and Clinical Dentistry (2010), 1, 156–159.
31. Gunawardhana KSND, Jayasooriya PR, Rambukewela IK, Tilakaratne WM. A
Clinico-pathological comparision between mandibular and maxillary
ameloblastomas in Sri Lanka. J Oral Pathol Med. 2010 Mar;39(3):236-41.
32. Dissanayaka WL, Jayasooriya PR, Kumarasiri PV, Tilakaratne WM. A
histopathologic comparison between synchronous and single primary oral squamous cell
carcinomas. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010
May;109(5):732-8.
33. Dissanayake WL, Jayasooriya PR, Wickramasuriya G, Dias DK, Tilakaratne WM.
Oral juvenile xanthogranuloma: report of two cases and review of literature. J Oral
Surgery. 2010 (3) 22–25.
34. Siriwardena BSMS, Kudo Y, I Ogawa, Tilakaratne WM, Takata T. Aberrant beta-
catenin expression and adenomatous polyposis coli gene mutation in
ameloblastoma and odontogenic carcinoma. Oral Oncol. 2009 Feb;45(2):103-8.
35. Pitiyage GN, Tilakaratne WM, Thavasoli M and Warnakulasuriya S. Molecular
markers in oral epithelial dysplasia; review". J Oral Pathol Med 2009;38:737-752.
36. Tilakaratne WM, Jayasuriya PR, Tennkoon TMPB and Saku T. Epithelial salivary
gland tumours in Sri Lanka- Retrospective study of 713 cases. Oral Surg Oral Med
Oral Pathol Oral Radio Endodontology 2009;108:90-98
37. Nupehewa D, Jayasooriya PR, Attygalla AM, Tilakaratne WM. Synchronus
occurance of oral squamous cell carcinoma and Warthin tumour. Oral Med Pathol
2009;13:115-117
38. Jayatilake JA, Tilakaratne WM, Panagoda GJ. Candidal onychomycosis: A Mini-
Review. Mycopathologia 2009;108 (4):165-173.
39. Tilakaratne WM, Saku T et al. Matrix metalloproteinase 7 in oral epithelial
dysplasia and carcinoma in situ: an aid for histopathologic recognition of their cell
proliferation centres. J Oral Pathol Med 2009;38:348-55.
40. Tilakaratne WM, Teh MT, Pitiyage GN, Ariyawardana A et al. Upregulation of
HIF-1alpha in malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis. J Oral Pathol
Med 2008;37(6):372-7.
41. Teh MT, Tilakaratne WM et al. Fingerprinting genomic instability in oral
submucous fibrosis. J Oral Pathol Med. 2008 Aug;37(7):430-6.
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42. Anand Lalli, Wanninayake M Tilakaratne, Caroline Fitchett, Irene M Leigh, Eleni
Hagi-Pavli, Alan Cruchley, E. Kenneth Parkinson, Muy-Teck Teh, Farida Fortune
and Ahmad Waseem. An altered keratinocyte phenotype in Oral submucous
fibrosis: correlation of keratin 17 expression with disease severity. J Oral Pathol
Med 2008;37(4):211-20.
43. Siriwardena BSMS, Kudo Y, I Ogawa, Tilakaratne WM, Takata T. VEGF-C is
associated with lymphatic status and invasion in Oral cancer. J Clin Pathol. 2008
Jan;61(1):103-8.
44. Tilakaratne WM, Freysdottir J, Fortunre F. Orofacial grnulomatosis; review on
aetiology and pathogenesis. J Oral Pathol Med 2008;37:191-195.
45. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM. Malignant melanoma of the oral mucosa;
clinicopathological analysis. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 2008;38:77-82.
46. Tilakaratne WM, Navaratne G. Microcystic adnexal carcinoma – under diagnosed
entity? Sri Lanka Medical Journal 2008;17(2):44-47.
47. Jayasuriya PR, Saku T, Tilakaratne WM. Bcl2 and Bax protein expression in
basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Sri Lanka Dental Journal Sri
lanka Dental Journal 2008;38(01):30-37.
48. Ariyawardana A, MAM Sitheeque, Ranasinghe AW, Perera I, Tilakaratne WM,
Amaratunga EAPD, Yi-Hsin Yang, Warnakulasuriya S. Prevalence of oral cancer
and precancer and associated risk factors among tea estate workers in the central
Sri Lanka. J Oral Pathol Med. 2007 Nov;36(10):581-7.
49. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunga EAPD, Udagama MNGPK, Ikuko
Ogawa, Kudo Y, Takata T, Tilakaratne WM. Analysis of histological and
immunohistochemical differences of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young
and old in Sri Lanka. J Oral Pathol Med. 2007;36:357-362.
50. Nissanka EH, Amaratunge EAPD and Tilakaratne WM. Clinico-pathological
analysis of osteosarcoma of jaw bones. Oral Diseases. 2007;13:82-87
51. Summers S, Tilakaratne WM, Fortunre F. Renal disease and the mouth. Am J Med.
2007 Jul;120(7):568-73.
52. Okada H, Yamamoto H, Tilakaratne WM. Odontogenic tumours in Sri Lanka;
Analysis of 226 cases. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2007 ;65(5):875-82.
53. A. Ariyawardena, GJ Panagoda, HN Fernando, ANB Ellepola, WM Tilakaratne, LP
Samaranayake. Oral sumucous fibrosis and oral yeast carriage: case control study
in Sri Lankan patients. Mycoses 2007 Mar;50(2):116-20.
54. Jona Freysdottir, Sha Zhang, Tilakaratne WM, Farida Fortune. Oral biopsies from
patients with orofacial granoulomatosis, with histology resembling Crohn’s disease,
have a prominent Th1 environment. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007 Apr;13(4):439-45.
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55. Jayasuriya PR, Illeperuma E, Tilakaratne WM. Undiagnosed tuberculous
lymphadenitis in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. Sri Lanka Dental Journal
2007;37:99-105.
56. Jayasinghe N, Hewapathirana S, Tilakaratne WM. Cystic metastasis of squamous
cell carcinoma. General Dental Parctitioner 2007;24:41-45.
57. Tilakaratne WM, Klinikowski MF, Takashi Saku, Peters TJ and Saman
Warnakulasuriya. Oral submucous fibrosis: Review on aetiology and pathogenesis.
Oral Oncology 2006;42:561-568.
58. Siriwardena BSMS, Kudo Y, Ogawa I, Kitagawa M, Tilakaratne WM, Takata T.
Periostin is frequently overexpressed and enhances invasion and angiogenesis in
oral cancer. British Journal of Cancer 2006;95:1396-1403.
59. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunge EAPD and Tilakaratne WM.
Demographic, aetiological and survival differences of squamous cell in the young
and the old in Sri Lanka. Oral Oncology 2006;42:831-836.
60. Amarapala H, Tilakaratne WM. Leiomyosarcoma of the oral cavity: report of seven
cases and review of literature. Oral Oncology (Extra) 2006;42:14-17.
61. Tilakaratne WM. Synovial sarcoma of the mandible. J Oral Pathol Med 2006;35:61-
63.
62. Jayasuriya NS, Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunge EAPD, Ekanayake MKB. An
unusual presentation of rhinofacial zygomycosis due to Cunninghamella sp in an
immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of literature. Oral Diseases
2006;12:67-69.
63. Tilakaratne WM, Sosai CPS. Histopathological review of orofacial angiolymphoid
hyperplasia with eosinophilia and Kimura’s disease. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
2006;15:15-20.
64. Tilakaratne WM. Oral Cancer. Journal of Al Reef International Hospital. 2006;4;
6-7.
65. H Utsonomiya, WM Tilakaratne and T Saku. Extracellular matrix remodeling in
oral submucous fibrosis: its stage-specific modes revealed by
immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization. J Oral Pathol Med 2005;34:498-
507.
66. Tilakaratne WM and Dissanayake M. Paraneoplastic pemphigus: a case report and
review of literature. Oral Diseases 2005;11:326-329.
67. Tilakaratne WM. Recent advances in autoimmune blisters in the oral mucosa:
review. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 2005;35(01)17-22.
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68. Jayasinghe N, Tilakaratne WM. A case of Sialo-odontogenic cyst with hyaline
bodies and review of literature. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 2005;35(01)28-32.
69. Ariyawardena SPAG, Tilakaratne WM, Dissanayake M. Vithanaachchi N,
Basnayake LK, Sitheeque and Ranasinghe MAM. Oral pemphigus vulgais in
children and adolescents: review of literature and a case report. Int J of Paediatric
Dentistry 2005;15:287-293.
70. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Rajapaksa RMSK. Metastatic transitional
cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder to the mandible- a case report. Oral Oncology
Extra. 2005;41(2):22-24.
71. Nissanka E.H. Tilakaratne WM Recurrent sebaceous adenoma of parotid gland. Sri
Lanka Dental Journal 2004;34(2):92-95.
72. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM and Amaratunge EAPD. A case report of
Rosai Dorfman disease of the parotid gland. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
2004;13:41-43.
73. Jayasooriya PR, Saku T, Cheng J and Tilakaratne WM. Cat scratch disease:
detection of Bartonella henselae using PCR. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
2004;13:7-11.
74. Dissanayake M, Tilakaratne WM. Clinicopathological analysis of blistering
disorders; experience in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of
Dermatology 2004;8;13-16.
75. Tilakaratne WM, Jayasinghe RD. Pattern of recurrence of Ameloblastoma. Sri
Lanka Dental Journal 2004;(1) 20-28.
76. De Silva M.N. Tilakaratne W.M. De Silva Harsha Lal. Bilateral tuberculous ulcers
in maxillary tuberosities. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 2004; 34(1): 34-39.
77. Odell EW, Aldred M, Tilakaratne WM et al. Clinico-Pathological conference. Ann
Acad Med Singapore 2004; 33: 53-58
78. Jayasooriya P.R, Gunarathna I.AN.S. Attygalla A.M., Tilakaratne W.M. Metastatic
renal cell carcioma presenting as a clear cell tumour in the head and neck region.
Oral Oncology EXTRA (2004) 40 50 – 53.
79. De Silva MN, Tilakaratne WM, Kosgoda KMS and P Murugadas Giant Plemorphic
Adenoma of the Parotid gland. Oral Oncology EXTRA (2004) 40 43-45.
80. Ariyawardena A., Tilakaratne W.M., Ranasinghe A.W., Dissanayake M. Oral
psoriasis in an 11-year-old child. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2004 Mar: 14(2): 141-5.
81. Jayasooriya PR, Tilakaratne WM, Abeyratne S, Ranasinghe AW. Focal Epithelial
Hyperplasia (Hecks disease) Oral Diseases; 2004 10: 1-4.
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82. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM and Rajapaksha RMSK Clear cell
odontogenic carcinoma – A case report and review of literature Int J Oral
Maxillofac. Surg 2004 Jul; 33 (5): 512-4.
83. Tilakaratne W.M, Siriwardena B.S.M.S., Eosinophilic Ulcer: Clinico-pathological
analysis. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine 2003; 12(1): 11- 15.
84. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Rajapaksha RMSK. A case of sebaceous
carcinoma of the parotid gland. J Oral Pathol Med, 32(2) 121-123,2003.
85. Tilakaratne WM, Pitakotuwage N. Intra-oral dirofilaria infection-Report of seven
cases. J Oral Pathol Med 2003; 32:502-5.
86. Jayasooriya P.R., Kurose K, Tera M, Sivagnanum K, Siriwardana S, Tilakaratne
W.M., Tagami J and Takagi M. Human papillomavirus in Oral Cancer from Sri
Lanka: prevalence and relationship with clinico-pathological parameters. Japanese
Oral and Med Pathol 2003; 8: 45-50.
87. Gurusinghe SKB, Tilakaratne WM, Rajapakse RMSK and Silva SPI Castleman’s
disease of hyaline vascular type: Report of two cases. Sri Lanka Dental Journal 32
(01): 25-27: 2003.
88. Illeperuma E, Tilakaratne WM. Dias DK. Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid
tumour of the anterior tongue. Sri Lanka Dental Journal, 32 (02) 2003: 65-67.
89. Siriwardena BSMS and Tilakaratne WM Oral intravascular papillary endothelial
hyperplasia (Masson’s tumour) Clinico pathological analysis. Sri Lanka Dental
Journal 2004;34(1): 29-33.
90. Hiroyuki Okada, W.M.Tilakaratne, Hirotsugu Yamamoto. Rhinosporidiosis
Occurring in the Soft Palate. Nihon Univ. J. Oral Sci. 28: 290-293,2002.
91. Tilakaratne WM, Pathiraja RM, Jayasinghe RM. Biological behaviour of
Pleomorphic adenomas in Sri Lanka– A retrospective study. Sri Lanka Dental J.
31(2) 57-61,2002.
92. Siriwardena BSMS, Karunatilaka AHTS and Tilakaratne WM. An ameloblastoma
developing in a dentigerous cyst. Sri Lanka Dental J 2002: 31(2) 77-78.
93. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM. and Amaratunga EAPD. Histopathological
review of two cases of white sponge naevus. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine 2002;
11(2): 52-54
94. Dissanayake M. and Tilakaratne WM. A clinico-pathological analysis of
pemphigus from Teaching Hospital Kandy. The Sri Lanka Journal of Dermatology,
2001, Volume 5, 26-28.
95. Dissanayake M, Tilakaratne WM, Vitharana KK and Lokunarangoda. Vogt-
Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome” Sri Lanka Journal of Dermatology, 2001, 5, 31-32.
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96. Jayasekera Sharmini, Arsecularatne SN, Attapattu DN, Kumarasiri R. and
Tilakaratne WM Cell mediated immune responses (CMIR) to Rhinosporidium
seeberi in mice. Mycopathologia 152: 69-79. 2001.
97. Bandara KMTN, Tilakaratne WM. Relational database management system for
reporting histopathological data. Sri Lanka Dental J. 30(2) 37-43, 2001.
98. Tilakaratne WM, Jayasinghe R.D. Comparison of the expression of proliferating
cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in recurrent & non-recurrent ameloblastomas in Sri
Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine.10 (2): 46-50,2001.
99. Siriwardena BSMS and Tilakaratne WM. Is the pattern of invasion a reliable
predictor of metastasis of Oral Cancer. Proceedings of the University of Peradeniya
Annual Research Sessions 2000, vol. 5: 87-93
100. Tilakaratne WM. and Dias DK. Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP): A pre-
cancerous condition. Journal of the College of Dentistry and Stomatology, 1999:
8: 01: 1-6.
communications/presentations:
101. JDR Perera, RD Jayasinghe, R Sivakanesan, BMR Bandara, WM Tilakaratne.
Antioxidant levels in relation to malignant transformation of oral submucous
fibrosis; a preliminary study. IPURSE, 2014, Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.
102. RP Illeperuma, YJ Park, WM Tilakaratne, JY Kim, J Kim. Elucidating
mechanisms inducing oxidative stress by areca nut in oral mucosa. IPURSE, 2014,
Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.
103. BSMS Siriwardena, RP Illeperuma, DSY Jayathilake, TN Pitakotuwage, PVR
Kumarasiri, AM Attygala, RD Peiris, A. Tilakaratne, WM Tilakaratne. Anlysis of
oral cancer cases of Sri Lanka for 13 years. 17th International Congress on Oral
pathology and Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey May 2014.
104. Retrospective analysis of oral cancer cases for 13 years. BSMS Siriwardena, RP
Illeperuma, DSY Jayathilake, TN Pitakotuwage, PVR Kumarasiri, AM Attygala,
RD Peiris, WM Tilakaratne. ASOMP 2014, Hyderabad, India.
105. RMAR Rajapakshe, RW Pallegama, PR Jayasooriya, BSMS Siriwardena, DK
Dias, AM Attygalla, S Hewapathirana, MKB Ekanayake, JU Weerasinghe, WM
Tilakaratne. A retrospective analysis to determine factors contributing to the
survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.SLAOMS sessions 2013.
Page 28.
106. B.S.M.S. Siriwardena, I.K. Rambukewela, TN Pitakotuwage, MNGPK
Udagama, PVR Kumarasiri, W.M. Tilakaratne Pattern of nodal metastasis of oral
squamous cell carcinoma. SLAOMS sessions 2013. Page 29-30.
107. BSMS Siriwardena, RP Illeperuma, DSY Jayathilake, TN Pitakotuwage, PVR
Kumarasiri, AM Attygala, RD Peiris, WM Tilakaratne. Analysis of demographic
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data of 4394 cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma. SLAOMS sessions 2013. Page
31
108. RMSGK Rasnayake, BSMS Siriwardena, RLPR Liyanage, PVR Kumarasiri,
WM Tilakaratne. Relationship between age, site and metastasis of oral squamous
cell carcinoma. SLAOMS sessions 2013. Page 32
109. WKL Perera, T Jayawardena, NS Wadusinghearachchi, BSMS Siriwardena,
AM Attygala, DK Dias, WM Tilakaratne. Significance of status of excision margins
on survival of oral squamous cell carcinoma. SLAOMS sessions 2013. Page 33
110. RP Illeperuma, YJ Park, WM Tilakaratne, J Kim. Fibroblasts are implicated in
Arecanut induced carcinogenesis via oxidative DNA damage and aneuploidy.
FDI/CDA/SLDA International Dental Congress, 2013.
111. R Ekanayaka, RD Jayasinghe, MAM Sitheeque, H Amarasinghe, WM
Tilakaratne. Intralesional corticosteroids as a treatment for restricted mouth opening
in oral submucous fibrosis. FDI/CDA/SLDA International Dental Congress, 2013.
112. P. Lankathilake, M. Al Sayooni, W. Tilakaratne, And A.R. Tappuni, Evaluation
of Oral Submucous Fibrosis in East London. Annual Sessions IADR 2012, Brazil.
113. RP Illeperuma, YJ Park, WM Tilakaratne, J Kim, A novel approach to
understand carcinogenesis in oral submucous fibrosis. 125th Anniversary
International Medical Congress of Sri lanka Medical Association, 2012.
114. S.R. Vartoukian, WM. Tilakaratne, M. Bombardieri, N. Seoudi, N. Sutcliffe,
K.M. Piper, F. Fortune, and A.R. Tappuni. SOCS3 Dysregulation in Primary
Sjogren’s Syndrome. Annual Sessions IADR 2012, Brazil.
115. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,
WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Implications of cytokines released from gingival
fibroblasts exposed by areca nut extract in carcinogenesis. American Academy of
Cancer Research 2012.
116. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,
WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Utilization of hTERT immortalised gingival fibroblasts
in an in vitro model to elucidate cytokine secretion of submucosal fibroblasts in oral
submucous fibrosis. The Korean J of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2011;35
(2).
117. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,
WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Investigating the carcinogenesis of oral submucous
fibrosis with special reference to the role of cytokines released from submucosal
fibroblasts. Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgeons conference 2011, Melbourne,Australia.
118. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,
WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Implications of cytokines released from gingival
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fibroblasts exposed by areca nut extract in carcinogenesis. International cancer
meeting, Yonsei Unversity, School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea 2011.
119. BSMS Siriwardena, TMPB. Tennakoon, RLPR.Liyanage, NS
Wadusinghearachchi WM Tilakaratne. Analysis of 1674 cases of odontogenic
tumours in Sri Lanka; Changes in relative frequency according to 2005 WHO
classification. National conference of Indian Association of Oral Pathologists,
Hyderabad, India, November 2011.
120. BSMS Siriwardena, IK Rambukewela, WM Tilakaratne Analysis of the
relationship between status of nodal metastasis, clinical stage and histological
parameters of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific Sessions, University
of Peradeniya 2011.
121. BSMS Siriwardena, TMPB Tennakoon, WM Tilakaratne. Relative frequency
of odontogenic tumours in Sri Lanka: analysis of 1674 cases. Annual Scientific
Sessions, University of Peradeniya 2011.
122. BMHSK Banneheka, MSM Kularatne, WM Tilakaratne. A survey on tobacco
use and awareness on tobacco related health hazards among teenage students.
Annual Scientific Sessions, University of Peradeniya 2011.
123. Jayasinghe RD, Jayashankar S and Tilakaratne WM. Clinical and Radiological
features of ossifying fibromas of jaws; analysis of 27 cases. Annual Scientific
Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association Kandy branch, October 2011.
124. Farook FF, Perera WKL, Dassanayake BK, Tilakaratne WM, Tilakaratne A.
Comparison of the periodontal status and periodontal treatment response among
smokers and non- smokers. Annual Scientific Sessions of Association of
Specialists in Restorative Dentistry, 2011.
125. RMAR Rajapakshe, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne et al. A retrospective
analysis to determine factors influencing the management of patients with oral
squamous cell carcinoma. Asia Pacific dental congress, Colombo 2010.
126. BSMS Sirirwardena, MPB Herath, DSY Jayathilake, WM Tilakaratne et al.
Demographic and histological variations of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Sri
Lanka. Asia Pacific dental congress, Colombo 2010.
127. BSMS Sirirwardena, EM Deraz, T Takata, WM TIlakaratne, Y Kudo.
Stromalysin-2 promotes invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Annual
Scientific sessions, University of Peradeniya 2010.
128. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Jinmi Kim, Da-Woon Jung, WM
Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Cytokine expression by the treatment of areca nut extract in
cultured fibroblasts: comparision between normal oral fibroblasts and hTERT
transfected fibroblasts. 15th International Congress on Oral Pathology and
Medicine, Seoul, Korea August 2010.
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129. Rasika P Illeperuma, Young Jin Park, Hwa K Son, Jin M Kim, Da-Woon Jung,
WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Cytokines might play a key role in carcinogenesis of
oral submucous fibrosis. International cancer meeting, Yonsei Unversity, School of
Dentistry, Seoul, Korea 2010.
130. K. Moutasim, V. Jenei, K. Sapienza, D. Marsh, J. Marshall, F. Fortune, W.
Tilakaratne, I.Hart, and G. Thomas. The Role of αvβ6 Integrin in Oral
Submucous Fibrosis. International Association for Dental Research 2010,
Barcelona, Spain.
131. G. Pitiyage, S. Prime, W. Tilakaratne, F. Fortune, and E.K. Parkinson. Increased
senescence and altered collagen metabolism in oral submucous fibrosis.
International Association for Dental Research 2010, Barcelona, Spain.
132. I Prathapasinghe, Attygalla AM and Tilakaratne WM. A case of Forgut cyst of
the oral cavity. Annual scientific sessions of Association of Oral and Maxillofacal
Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2009
133. Illeperuma R, Ryu MH, Tilakaratne WM, Kim J. Evaluation of PCNA index
and expressions of TGF-Beta-1, MMP1 and TIMP1 in oral submucous fibrosis.
Meeting of the Korean Association of Oral Pathologists, 2009
134. Illeperuma R, Ryu MH, Kim KY, Tilakaratne WM, Kim J. Effects of fibrosis
and extracellular matrix remodelling in oral submucous fibrosis on its malignant
transformation of the epithelium: Immunohistochemical evaluation by testing
expressions of TGF-beta 1, MMP 1, TIMP 1 and PCNA index. The Korean J of
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 2009;33:120
135. Illeperuma R, Ryu MH, Kim KY, Tilakaratne WM, Kim J. Influence of fibrosis
and extracellular matrix remodelling in oral submucous fibrosis on carcinogenesis:
Immunohistochemical evaluation using Sri Lankan biopsy tissue. Asian Society of
Oral Pathology, Beijing, China, November 2009.
136. Siriwardena BSMS, Kudo Y, Takata T, Tilakaratne WM. Periostin promotes
metastasis by enhancing angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesisis in oral squamous
cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific sessions, University of Peradeniya 2009.
137. Jayasooriya PR, Jayasinghe KAN, Tilakaratne WM. Relationship between
thickness of fibrosis and epithelial dysplasia in oral submucous fibrosis. Annual
Scientific sessions, University of Peradeniya 2009.
138. Gunawardhana KSND, Jayasooriya PR, Rambukewela IK, Tilakaratne WM. A
retrospective analysis of mandibilular and maxillary ameloblastomas: A
comparative study. squamous cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific sessions,
University of Peradeniya 2009.
139. Dissanayaka WL, Jayasooriya PR, Kumarasiri PVR, Tilakaratne WM.
Comparison of histopathological features of synchronous and single primary oral
Squamous cell carcinomas. squamous cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific sessions,
University of Peradeniya 2009.
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140. Rasika P Illeperuma, Mi Heon Ryu, Ki Yeol Kim, Jin Kim, W.M. Tilakaratne
Role of TGF Beta-1, MMP-1, TIMP-1 and PCNA in Pathogenesis and Malignant
Transformation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis. Annual Scientific Sessions,
University of Peradeniya 2009.
141. G. Pitiyage, K.P. Lim, S. Prime, W. Tilakaratne, F. Fortune, and E.K. Parkinson.
Senescent mesenchymal cells accumulate in tumour susceptible oral fibrosis.
British Society of Dental Research metting, 2009, Glasgow, UK.
142. G. Pitiyage1, E. Hagi-Pavli1, F. Fortune1, W. Tilakaratne2, and E. Parkinson.
Oral Submucous Fibrosis-Events in The Extracellular Matrix. The Pan European
Federation of the International Association for Dental Research (September 10-12,
2008), London, UK.
143. K.A. Moutasim, D. Mirza, D. Marsh, V. Jenei, S. Dickinson, W. Tilakaratne,
and G.J Thomas. 0816 Integrin αvβ6 promotes TGF-β1-dependent myofibroblastic
transdifferentiation in oral submucous fibrosis. The Pan European Federation of the
International Association for Dental Research (September 10-12, 2008), London,
UK.
144. Farook F, Jayasinghe RD, Tilakaratne A, Tilakratne WM. Clinicopathological
analysis of Odontogenic Keratocyst. Annual academic sessions of SLDA Kandy
Branch 2008.
145. Rasika Illeperuma, Mi-Heon Ryu, WM Tilakaratne, Jin Kim. Evaluation of
PCNA index and expressions of TGF-1, MMP-1 and TIMP-1 in oral submucous
fibrosis. The Korean J of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2008;32 (4)
146. Pitiyage G, Dias DK, Kumarasiri R, Ariyawardana A, Tilakaratne WM.
Significance of clinical and histological parameters on survival of oral squamous
cell carcinoma. 14thInternational congress, International Association of Oral
Pathologists, San Francisco, USA, June 2008.
147. Tilakaratne WM, Jayasuriya PR, Tennkoon TMPB and Saku T. Epithelial
salivary gland tumours in Sri Lanka- Retrospective study of 713 cases. Annual
scientific sessions of University of Peradeniya, 2008.
148. E. Hagi-Pavli, A. Cruchley, L. Brown, W. Tilakaratne, A. Ariyawardena, M.-
T. Teh, A Waseem, K. Parkinson, and F. Fortune.. Effects of areca extract,
arecaidine and lime on oral mucosa. The Joint Scientific Meeting of BDSR and
NOF (3rd - 5th April 2007), Durham, England.
149. Tilakaratne WM, Ariyawardana A, Teck The, Pitiyage G, Parkinson EK,
Fortune F et al. Up regulation of HIF1 alpha in the progression and malignant
transformation of oral submucous fibrosis. First world congress on Oral Oncology,
Amsterdam, Netherlands- May 2007.
150. Pitiyage G, E.Hagi-Pavli, F.Fortune, W.M. Tilakaratne and E.K.Parkinson.
Fibroblasts from oral submucous fibrosis patients show alteration in TGF-β release
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and collage metabolism. British Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine, London,
May 2007.
151. Amarapala H, Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunga EAPD. Malignant connective
tissue neoplasms in the craniofacial region. Annual academic sessions of SLDA
2006
152. Pitiyage G, Dias DK, Kumarasiri R, Ariyawardana A, Tilakaratne WM. Oral
squamous cell carcinoma: The significance of excision margins in the recurrence
and survival. Asia Pacific Oral cancer congress- Malaysia-Feb, 2006.
153. Tilakaratne WM, Siriwardena BSMS, Yasusei Kudo, Ikuko Ogawa, Takashi
Takata. VEGF-C expression, Intratumoral and peritumoral lymphangiogenesis in
oral squamous cell carcinoma. IADR, Dublin, 2006
154. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunge EAPD.
Demographic, aetiological, histopathological and survival differences in the
younger and older oral squamous cell carcinoma patients in Sri Lanka. Scientific
Sessions of Asian Society of Oral and maxillo-facial Pathology, Seoul, Korea. May
2005.
155. Jayasooriya PR, Suraweera AK, Saku T, Tilakaratne WM.
Immunohistochemical expression of BCL-2 and BAX proteins in basaloid
squamous cell carcinoma. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanaka Dental
Association-2005.
156. Tilakaratne WM, Ida H, Cheng J, Maruyama S, Saku T. Differential expression
modes of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in oral borderline malignancies: an
aid for histopathological recognition of dysplastic cell zones. 16th annual meeting
of the Japanese society of Oral pathology, Morioka Japan 2005; page 48.
157. Jayasooriya PR, Suraweera AK, Saku R, Tilakaratne WM.
Immunohistochemical expressions of BCL2 and BAX proteins in basaloid
squamous cell carcinoma. SLDA 2005: p32.
158. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Saito A, Kitagawa M, Ogawa I, Takata
T. A case of palatal tumour. 6th salivary conference, Tokyo, Japan, 2004.
159. Nissanka EH, Tilakaratne WM. Histopathological and radiological comparison
of unicystic ameloblastoma. SLDA annual sessions 2004.
160. Illeperuma E, Tilakaratne WM. Undiagnosed tuberculous lympherdenitis in
cervical block dissection. SLDA annual sessions 2004.
161. Jayasooriya PR, Suraweera AK, Tilakaratne WM. Cytokeratin 19 expression as
a new histodiagnostic marker to differentiate unicystic ameloblastoma from
dentigerous cyst. SLDA annual sessions 2004.
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162. Nandasena BGTL, Jayawardena JACK, Suraweera AK, Tilakaratne WM,
Nanayakkara CD. Localization of cholinesterase enzyme and its putative role in
human tooth morphogenesis. SLDA annual sessions 2004.
163. Siriwardena BSMS, Tlakaratne WM, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunga EAPD. A
comparative study of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young and the old -
Histopathological analysis. SLDA annual sessions 2004.
164. De Silva MN, Tilakaratne WM, Edirisinghe JS, Jayasinghe SK. A case of
cysticercosis the oral cavity. SLDA annual sessions 2004.
165. Nandasena BGTL, Jayawardena JACK, Suraweera AK, Tilakaratne WM and
Nanayakkara CD. Localization of non neuronal contribution of cholinesterase
enzyme in human tooth morphogenesis. Peradeniya University Research Sessions
2004.
166.Jayasooriya PR, Saku T and Tilakaratne WM (2004). Detection of Bartonella
henselae DNA by PCR to confirm the histopathological diagnosis of cat scratch
disease. Peradeniya University Research Sessions 2004.
167.Ariyawardana A, Vithanaarachchi N, Panagoda G, Tilakaratne WM, Fernando HN
and Samaranayake LP (2004). Oral candidal carriage in oral submucous fibrosis
(OSMF) – a case control study. Peradeniya University Research Sessions 2004
168.H Utsunomiya, H Ida, Tilakaratne WM, Cheng J and Saku T. (2004) Extracellular
matrix remolding in oral submucous fibrosis progression: a structural background
for oral carcinogenesis due to chewing habits. 15th Annual Meeting of the Japanese
Society for Oral Pathology.
169.Nissanka E.H., Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunga E.A.P.D. Histopathological analysis
of osteosarcoma of jaw bones. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental
Association June 2003.
170.De Silva M.N., Tilakaratne W.M., Amaratunga E.A.P.D. Analysis of six hundred
salivary tumours. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association June
2003.
171.Jayasooriya N.S.S. Tilakaratne W.M., Amaratunga E.A.P.D. Clinico-pathological
analysis of five cases of zygomycosis. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka
Dental Association June 2003.
172.Jayasooriya PR, Rambukewela I.K.,Nanayakkara P.G.C.L., Kurose K, Tilakaratne
W.M. Detection of human papilloma virus DNA in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association June 2003.
173.Jayasooriya P.R.,Rambukewela, Abeyratne S, Tilakaratne WM. Focal Epithelial
Hyperplasia ( Heck’s disease), report of a case with detecting HPV using PCR
Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association June 2003.
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174.Loganathan P., Peiris A.M.O., Tilakaratne W.M. Papillary endothelial hyperplasia
(Masson’s Tumour) Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association
June, 2003.
175.Jayasinghe RD, Tilakaratne WM, Pathiraja RM Clinico-pathological analysis of
Odontogenic cysts in Sri Lanka for a period of twelve years. Annual Sessions of the
college of Dentistry and stomatology- 2003.
176.Tilakaratne WM, Bandara DMSM, Siriwardena BSMS. The effects of different
types of tobacco habits as aetiological factors in Oral squamous cell carcinoma in
Sri Lanka. 12th world congress on tobacco or health, Helsinki, Finland 2003.
177.Ekanayake K, Tilakaratne WM, Ekanayake M. Paraganglioma metstasising in the
mandible-A case report. Annual sessions of the college of Dentistry and
stomatology- 2003
178.Dissanayake M, Tilakaratne WM Thamilvannan N. Clinico-Pathological analysis
of autoimmune blistering disorders- Experience in the central province of Sri Lanka.
South Asian regional conference of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy.
Scientific sessions, 2003.
179.Jayasooriya PR, Nanayakkara PGCL, Tilakaratne WM. Human papilloma virus
(HPV) detection rate in betel quid induced leukoplakia and Oral squamous cell
carcinoma. University research sessions – Peradeniya, 2003.
180. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunge EAPD and Tilakaratne A. A
comparative study of Oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young and the old.
University research sessions – Peradeniya, 2003.
181. Tilakaratne WM, Karunadasa WMUR, Karunatilaka AHTS. A case report-
Kikuchi’s disease (Lymphadenitis showing focal reticulum cell hyperplasia)
University research sessions – Peradeniya, 2003.
182. Dissanayake M and Tilakaratne WM. Autoimmune subepidermal blistering
disorders seen at Teaching Hospital, Kandy – A preliminary report. Annual
academic sessions & joint meeting with German Dermatological Society held from
14-17th February 2002. Colombo & Kandy.
183. Tilakaratne WM. Pathiraja M Immunohistochemical analysis of recurrent and
non-recurrent pleomorphic adenomas in Sri Lanka”. 11th Biennial Congress on Oral
Pathology and Medicine, Singapore, 2002.
184. Pathiraja RM, Tilakaratne WM, Jayasinghe RD and Biological behaviour of
pleomorphic adenomas in Sri Lanka. Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka
Dental Association June 2002.
185. Tilakaratne WM, Amaratunge EAPD, Suraweera AK, Histopathology and
immunohistochemical analysis of Salivary duct carcinoma. The College of
Pathologists, Sri Lanka, Annual Academic Sessions 2002.
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186. Peiris MKA, Fernando R, Tilakaratne WM, Intra abdominal desmoplastic small
round cell tumour. The College of Pathologists, Sri Lanka, Annual Academic
Sessions 2002.
187. Soysa HNS, Nakakuki K, Suraweera AK and Tilakaratne WM, CD44 as a
prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Proceedings of the annual
research sessions, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2002.
188. Panagoda GJ, Tilakaratne WM, Jayatilake S and Fernando HN, Formalin
Associated candidosis and man. Proceeding of the annual research sessions,
University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka 2002.
189. Utsunomiya H, Ida H, Oshhiro K, Tilakaratne WM, Saku T. Remodelling of
extracellular matrix during the progress of oral submucous fibrosis. Jap J of Oral
Biology 44 (5) 2002: 167.
190. Tilakaratne WM, Dias DK and Siriwardena BSMS. Candidiasis and Oral
epithelial dyspalsia. Annual research sessions of the University of Peradeniya,
16th November 2001.
191. Jayasinghe RD, Tilakaratne WM and Suraweera AK Comparison of the
expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in recurrent and non-
recurrent ameloblastomas: An immunohistochemical study Annual Research
Sessions of the University of Peradeniya, 16th November 2001.
192. Soysa HNS and Tilakaratne WM Eosinophilic host response as a prognostic
variable in oral Squamous cell carcinoma Annual Research Sessions of the
University of Peradeniya held on 16th November 2001.
193. Tilakaratne WM and Arsecularatne SN Innate immunity to Rhinosporidium
seebri in Guinea Pigs. Annual Research Sessions of the University of Peradeniya,
6th November 2001.
194. Jayasinghe RD and Tilakaratne WM Pattern of recurrence of Ameloblastoma in
Sri Lanka. International Dental Congress 2001, Colombo SriLanka.
195. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM and Nishantha TMRA Histological
grading of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands in prognosis and survival.
International Dental Congress 2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
196. Attygala AM and Tilakaratne WM Sialo-odontogenic cyst. International Dental
Congress, 2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
197. Tilakaratne WM and Siriwardena BSMS Value of individual histological
features in predicting the behaviour of Oral Cancer. International Dental Congress,
2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
198. Nakakuki K and Tilakaratne WM Immediate frozen section is a strong
diagnostic tool to assess the margins in Oral cancer resection. International Dental
Congress, 2001, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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199. Shamini Jayasekara, Arsekularatne SN, Atapattu DN, Kumarasiri PVR,
Tilakaratne WM. Cell mediated immune response (CMIR) to Rhinosporidium
Seeberi in experimental mice. Annual acedemic sessions KSM February 2001.
200. Deepani MLANR, Tilakaratne WM and Alahakoon J (2001). An oral carcinoma
in a Jaguar – A case Report. Proceedings of the Annual Research Sessions,
University of Peradeniya, Vol.6, November 16, 2001.
201. Tilakaratne WM and Siriwardena BSMS. Impact of histological parameters on
prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Faculty of Dental Sciences, Research
sessions 29th October 2000.
202. Arsecularatne G, Dissanayake M, Tilakaratne WM. and Rajapakse RMSK. A
Clinical and immunohistochemical analysis of patients with bullous dermatoses.
Annual academic Sessions of Sri Lanka Association of Dermatologists 2000.
203. Tilakaratne WM. and Dissanayake M. Aresecularatne G. Immunopathology of
autoimmune dermatoses in Sri Lankan Patients. Annual Sessions of the College of
Dermatologists. 2000.
204. Tilakaratne WM, Odell E. Lock C, Morgan P. (1999). Cell proliferation in
odontogenic tumours. J of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology 1999; 88:
2: 210.
205. Tilakaratne WM. Cell proliferation in odontogenic tumours. Annual Scientific
Sessions. Sri Lanka Dental Association, 1999.
206. Tilakaratne WM, Odell EW, sherrif M and Morgan PR (1998). Site specificity
of histological features of Oral epithelial dysplasia. Journal of Oral Path & Med.
August 1998: 27:7; 342-366.
207. Odell EW, Tilakaratne WM, Sherrif M and Morgan P.R (1998). Grading of oral
epithelial dysplasia. Selection of definable characteristics. Journal of Oral Path &
Med. August 1998: 27:7, 342-366.
208. DW Goodison, RGDM Burr, WM Tilakaratne et al. A case of Benign
metastasising pleomorphic adenoma. Journal of Oral Path & Med. 1998; 27: 7: 336-
341.
209. Tilakaratne WM, Mendis BRRN and Amaratunga EAPD Assessment of
epithelial dysplasia in oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) Annual Sessions of the
Kandy Society of Medicine February 1995.
210. Tilakaratne WM Malignant melanoma of the oral cavity, Annual scientific
sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association, Kandy branch- 1995.
Supervision of Research and Research Grants
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1. Supervision of numerous Mphil, MSc and PhD projects both locally and
internationally.
2. Strategic investigation into the standardization of oral pathology and the
trend toward specialization of Oral Pathologists in Asia by a Grant-in-Aid
for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:
13,390,000 JPY. (Collaborative Project with Japanese and Malaysian
counterparts)
3. New Asian Oral Health Project - Prevention of Oral Cancer. (Collaborative
Project with Hokkaido, Japan): 100,000,000 JPY from Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science.
4. Research grant from Sri Lanka Dental Association for the project titled
“comparative study of oral cancer in the young and old”
5. Research grant from Sri Lanka Dental Association for the project titled
“Antioxidant levels in Oral cancer and Oral submucous fibrosis”
6. Research grant from National Research council of Sri Lanka (Rs 7 Million)
for the project titled “Analysis of the significance of invasive front
characteristics in relation to prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma”
Present research areas and Collaborative Projects
1. Oral submucous fibrosis; Carcinogenesis in OSF
2. Oral squamous cell carcinoma: Prognostic markers
3. Salivary gland tumours
4. Odontogenic tumours
1. Project on Oral Submucous fibrosis: Yonsei University, Seoul, South
Korea.
2. Project on Oral Submucous fibrosis: University of Niigata, Japan.
3. Project on Oral Cancer and Oral Submucous fibrosis: Queen Mary,
University of London, UK.
4. Project on Oral Cancer: University of Southampton, UK.
5. Project on Oral Cancer: University of Hiroshima, Japan.
6. Project on HPV and Oral cancer: University of Kentucky, USA.
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Workshops/Consultancies (Contributed as coordinator or
as a resource person)
1. Tilakaratne WM conducted the workshop on special techniques to include
routine special stains, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence.
Workshop for MD (Pathology) trainees in collaboration with the Postgraduate
Institute of Medicine held on 23rd September 2000.
2. Tilakaratne WM Co-author of the manual for the workshop. Special staining
techniques to include routine Special stains, immunohistochemistry, and
immunofluorescence for MD (Pathology) trainees conducted in collaboration
with the Postgraduate institute of Medicine held on 23rd September 2000.
3. Training programme for neighbouring countries. Course coordinator for the
course on diagnostic oral and maxillo-facial pathology-2002.
4. Third country training programme in collaboration with JICA. Course
coordinator for the course on diagnostic oral and maxillo-facial pathology-2003.
5. Workshop on tobacco cessation to family health workers, teachers, dental
student and dentists. 2003
6. Workshop on screening of oral mucosal diseases for Japanese Dental hygienists.
2002
7. Diagnostic oral pathology course for Japanese trainee oral pathologists in Japan.
2005
8. Study day of the College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka. Conducted a workshop
on odontogenic tumours and Salivary tumours-March 2008
9. World works shop (WWOM V) on Oral Medicine: 21st -23rd September 2010
in London, UK in the capacity of a consultant for world reviews on Oral
Medicine.
10. Workshop on Salivary gland diseases organised by Badulla Clinical Society,
2010.
11. Multidisciplinary workshop on management of oral cancer organised by Sri
Lankan Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons October 2011.
12. Consultative workshop for the finalization of National policy and strategic
framework on prevention and cancer control in Sri Lnaka. 25th September, 2012,
Colombo Sri Lanka.
13. Consultant for the development of national guidelines for the management of
oral precancer (OPMD) ; 2012-13.
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14. Consultant for the development of national guidelines for the management of
oral cancer ; 2012-13.
15. Consultant for the development of the national research cadre for Sri Lanka;
2013.
16. Tilakaratne WM, Resource person for the Workshop titled “Ward and peri
operative management in OMF Surgery, Sri Lanka Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons and Kurunegala Clinical Society Nov, 2013.
17. Pre-Congress Workshop on “Cancer Genetics – Diagnostics, Prognostication
and Pharmacogenomics” Sri Lanka Medical Association 126th Anniversary
International Medical Congress. A Lecture titled “The challenges of identifying
a molecular biomarker for oral cancer - the current status and future directions”.
July, 2013.
18. Member of the National Committee on Research and Development for the
Health sector, 2014.
19. Conducted the Oral Pathology study day for MD Pathiology trainees and
Consultant Pathologists, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya,
26th April 2014.
20. Workshop for Postgraduate trainees conducted by College of Dentistry and
Stomatology of Sri Lanka. Lecture titled “Research; is it necessary?” September
2014.
Research /Academic Awards and Orations
1. Guest of honour and key note speaker titled “Beyond mechanical
dentistry” SLDA, annual regional scientific sessions, Galle, Sri Lanka
August 2014.
2. Guest of honour at the 6th Annual Scientific Sessions of Galoya Nimna
Clinical Society. Oct, 2013.
3. Award for the best research paper at the annual scientific sessions of Sri
Lanka Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of Sri Lanka,
2013.
4. Awarded “Sir Thomas Key Sidey visiting Professor” Faculty of
Dentistry, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2013.
5. Oration of the College of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka “Oral
cancer in Sri Lanka; future and beyond for better cure” 2013.
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6. Recipient of the KSM Life Time Health Research Award and Oration at
the Foundation sessions of KSM, Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012.
7. Daphne Attygalle Prize for the best research paper in Cancer at the Sri
Lanka Medical Association 125th Anniversary International Medical
Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2013.
8. Professor Bambaradeniya Memorial Oration 2012. Sri Lanka Dental
Association, Kandy branch titled “Oral potentially malignant disorders;
an attempt understand and combat the enemy”
9. Oration of the Kandy Society of Medicine (KSM Oration-2012) on
“Oral cancer and precancer; novel markers in malignant transformation
and prognosis.
10. Inaugural Gold Medal Oration of Chennai Dental research Foundation
on “areca nut products - a less known cause of oral cancer; an emerging
problem of the young” 2010, India.
11. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2009.
12. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2008.
13. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2007.
14. Placed second among the Sri Lankan Researchers in the Science citation
index published by National Research Council for the year 2006.
15. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2006.
16. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2005.
17. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2004.
18. Best research paper – Annual Research Sessions of Faculty of Dental
Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2000.
19. Two Commendable research papers at the Annual Scientific Sessions,
University of Peradeniya- 2003.
20. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2003.
21. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2001.
22. Oration of the Sri Lanka Dental Association for the year 2000. Impact
of new diagnostic techniques on clinicians and patients.
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Guest Lectures (National and International)
1. Guest lecture titled “Why research? Sri Lankan perspectives”. Annual Scientific
Sessions, College of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka, Aug, 2014,
Colombo.
2. Guest lecture titled “Current concepts of pathogenesis and malignant
transformation of Oral Submucous fibrosis. Master Class series by International
Association of General Dentistry, Bangalore, India, March 2014.
3. Guest lecture titled “ Rare lesions of the oral and maxillofacial region”. Master
Class series by International Association of General Dentistry, Bangalore, India,
March 2014.
4. Guest lecture titled “Professional Ethics for Postgraduate trainees in different
Dental specialities in the country organised by Ministry of Health. March 2014,
Peradeniya.
5. Guest lecture titled “Mechanisms of aetilogy and pathogenesis of Oral
Submucous fibrosis” Asian Sopciety of Oral Pathology, Hyderabad, India
February 2014.
6. Guest lecture titled “Current criteria/concept for grading dysplasia” at the first
Asian Consortium on Verrucopapillary lesions, University of Malaya,
Malaysia, December 2013
7. Delivered the Keynote address titled “Why cancer research? Sri Lankan
perspective” at the first National Symposium on cancer in Sri Lanka organised
by National Cancer Control programme 2013.
8. Delivered keynote address as the Guest of Honour at the Galoya Nimna annual
Scientific Sessions: November 2013
9. Guest lecture titled “How to get my paper published” Kandy Society of
Medicine, October 2013.
10. Guest lecture titled “How to get my paper published” College of Radiologists
of Sri Lanka, 2013.
11. Guest lecture titled “Pathological aspects of management of oral cancer”
Annual Scientific Sessions of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of Sri Lanka,
2013.
12. Guest lecture titled “Novel markers in the understanding of Oral Cancer and
Precancer” at University Teknology MARA, Malaysia. Professorial Lecture
series 2013.
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13. Guest lecture at the FDI/CDA/SLDA International Dental Congress, Lecture
titled Pathological aspects of Management of Oral Potentially malignant
Disorders. July, 2013.
14. Guest lecture titled “Mechanisms of pathogenesis and malignant transformation
of oral potentially malignant disorders” University of Otago, New Zealand,
2013.
15. Guest lecture titled “Prognostic markers of oral squamous cell carcinoma”
University of Otago, New Zealand, 2013.
16. Guest lecture titled “Oral submucous fibrosis; Pathogenesis and malignant
transformation” at the International conference on Diabetes and Cancer (Dia
Can 2012) at Annamalai University, India, December 2012.
17. Guest lecture on ”Future of Oral Pathology in the global context” at the 16th
Congress of International association of Oral Pathologists, Sao Paulo, Brazil
August, 2012.
18. Keynote address on the topic “Recent advances in oral potentially malignant
disorders; Sri Lankan experience” at the 25th annual scientific sessions of the
College of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka. March, 2012 Colombo
19. Guest lecture on “concepts and natural history of oral potentially malignant
disorders” at the Post congress Oral cancer symposium of International
Congress of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Sri
Lanka, October, 2012.
20. Guest lecture on “Oral potentially malignant disorders in general dental
practice” SLDA Regional Scientific Sessions 2012, Galle, Sri Lanka.
21. Guest lecture titled “Update on Oral cancer and Precancer” for Dental Surgeons
organised by Dental Institute Maharagama. 2012
22. Guest lecture titled “Role of Oral Pathology in the management of Oral cancer.
Sri Lanka Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Matale, Sri Lanka 2011.
23. Guest lecture titled “ Natural history of Oral potentially malignant disorders in
South Asia. National conference of Indian Association of Oral Pathologists,
2011, Hyderabad, India.
24. Guest lecture titled “The current situation of Oral Pathology in Sri Lanka” at
the School of Dentistry, Achi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan, Aug 2011.
25. Guest lecture at the Symposium on Education of Oral Pathology in Asia;
towards standardization and accreditation of Oral Pathologists in Asia, Asian
Society of Oral Pathologists meeting in Fukuoka, Japan, Aug 2011.
26. Guest lecture titled “Pathology of Oral Cancer and Precancer. Penang
International Dental College, Malaysia, March 2011.
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27. Guest speaker at the Asia Pacific Dental Congress in May 2010 in Colombo, Sri
Lanka on “Importance of Pathology in the management of Oral cancer and
Precancer.
28. Chairman and a Guest speaker in a symposium on Oral submucous fibrosis at
the 15th meeting of the International Association of Oral Pathologists (IAOP)
16th -20th August 2010 in Seoul Korea.
29. Guest lecture on Salivary gland diseases organised by Badulla Clinical Society,
2010.
30. Guest lecture on “Pathogenesis of Oral Submucous fibrosis” at the Interantional
conference of Indian Association of Oral Pathologists, 2010, Chennai India.
31. Guest lectures on “Views on better care for OPMD and Oral cancer in Sri
Lankan context” Annual Scientific sessions of College of Stomatology and
Dentistry in Sri Lanka Feb 2009
32. Panellist of the symposium on Tobacco and Oral diseases at the 14th world
congress on tobacco or health in Mumbai India March 2009.
33. Guest lecture titled “Oral potentially malignant disorders; an update” Annual
Scientific sessions of Sri lanka Dental association Kandy Branch, 2009.
34. Guest lecture on Oral Submucous Fibrosis at the London Oral Biology group in
London, UK, 2007
35. Guest lecture on “Update on Odontogenic tumours” at the Annual Scientific
Sessions 2007, Sri Lanka Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons,
Kandy, Sri Lanka
36. Guest lecture on “Current status of oral cancer in Sri Lanka”. International Oral
cancer and cancer prevention conference, Seoul, South Korea-November 2006.
37. Update on blistering disorders of the Oral mucosa. Annual Scientific Sessions
of Sri Lanka Dental Association June 2003.
38. Treatment of Oral Cancer in Sri Lanka “ Pathologist’s view” Indo- Lanka
conference of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgeons, Colombo, June 2003.
39. Viral infections of the oral mucosa. CME lecture, Sri Lanka Dental Association
Nov 2003.
40. Guest lecture on “Pattern of recurrence of Ameloblastoma”. Asian Soceity of
Oral Pathologists, Awajishima, Japan Aug 2003
41. Immunopathology of autoimmune bullous dermatoses. Guest lecture at the
annual academic sessions & Joint Meeting with German Dermatological
Society held from 14-17th February 2002. Colombo & Kandy.
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42. Is the pattern of invasion a reliable predictor of progress of Oral Squamous Cell
Carcinoma? University of Niigata, Japan. February 2002
43. Classifications and Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease. SLDA, Colombo.
October 2002
44. Update on Precancer. SLDA, Regional sessions, Hambantota, Sri Lanka,
November 2002.
45. Rare Tumours/Pathology Update. Guest Lecture at the Annual Scientific
Sessions 2002, Sri Lanka Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.10th
October 2002.
46. Pathology of Oral Cancer and Pre Cancer Dhaka Dental College, Bangladesh
May 2002
47. Challenges in diagnosing salivary gland tumours. Guest lecture at the annual
Academic Sessions of the College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka, 17th and 18th
August, 2001, Kandy.
48. Panel Discussion on the topic "Oral Cancer" International Dental Congress.
2001. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
49. Guest lecture titled; "Value of histological parameters of Oral Cancer in
Predicting the Prognosis of Oral Cancer". Tokyo, Japan. January 2001.
50. Lecture on the topic "Pathology of oral mucosal lesions", 01st May 2000 for
Dental hygienists from Japan organized by the Dept. of Oral Medicine, Faculty
of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya in collaboration with the project
office JICA Dental education project, Peradeniya.
51. Conducted a Guest lecture on the topic: What is new in salivary gland tumour
pathology? Kandy society of Medicine sessions. February 2000.
52. Guest lecture on the topic "What is new in salivary neoplasia?" on 03rd June
1999 organized by the Sri Lanka Dental Association (Kandy branch).
53. Recent advances in salivary neoplasia. Annual Scientific sessions of the College
of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka 1999.
54. Role of Immunofluorescence in the diagnosis of autoimmune dermatoses. Joint
Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association and Ruhuna Clinical
Society - 1999.
55. Guest lecture on “underlying pathology on the denture base area” College of
Dentistry and stomatology of Sri Lanka 1996.
International conferences/seminars
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1. International Association for Dental Research meeting Sussex UK, 1996
2. International Association of Oral Pathologists meeting, Cape town, South
Africa, 1998
3. International Association for Dental Research meeting, Nice, France, 1997
4. Research Meeting in Hokkaido, Japan. January/February 2001.
5. Guest lecture titled; "Value of histological parameters of Oral Cancer in
Predicting the Prognosis of Oral Cancer". Tokyo Medical and Dental
University, Japan. January 2001.
6. International Dermatopathology conference in New Delhi, India.
November 2001.
7. Research Meeting and guest lecture on Oral Cancer in Niigata, Japan
January 2002.
8. Third Country Training Programme and guest lecture on Oral Cancer
Control, Dhaka, Bangladesh. May 2002.
9. 11th Biennial meeting of the International Association of Oral Pathologists
in Singapore (Panelist in a symposium) August 2002.
10. 12th World Congress on Tobacco or Health in Helsinki, Finland. March
2003.
11. Guest lecture on “Pattern of recurrence of Ameloblastoma”. Asian Soceity
of Oral Pathologists, Awajishima, Japan Aug 2003.
12. Research collaboration on Oral submucous fibrosis in Niigata, Japan August
2003.
13. Visiting Professor to Niigata University Medical and Dental School, Japan
from August to December 2004.
14. 16th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Oral Pathology (JSOP).
August, 2005, Morioka, Japan.
15. Seminar on “Good clinical practice”, Queen Mary University of London,
December 2005.
16. Cancer stem cell symposium, Institute of cell and molecular sciences,
QMUL, London, UK.
17. British Society of Oral Pathology, Cardiff, Wales, UK 2006
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18. Guest Lecture on “Current status of oral cancer in Sri Lanka”. International
Oral cancer and cancer prevention conference, Seoul, South Korea-
November 2006.
19. First World Congress on Oral Cancer, Amsterdam, Netherlands Aug 2007
20. Joint meeting of British Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine, London,
UK, 2007
21. IAOP – 14th International Congress on Oral Pathology and Medicine jointly
held with the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology in San
Francisco, USA June 2008.
22. 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Mumbai, India. March
2009 as a Guest Speaker
23. 2nd World Congress on Oral Cancer Toronto, Canada, 2009
24. Annual Research sessions of Niigata University School of Medical and
Dental Sciences 2009
25. Asian Society of Oral Pathology meeting in Beijing, China. November 2009
26. British Society of Oral and maxillofacial Pathology meeting in London May
2010.
27. International Association of Oral Pathologists meeting (IAOP) in Seoul
South Korea August 2010.
28. World work shop on Oral Medicine, September 2010, London UK.
29. Indian Association of Oral Pathology Conference, Chennai, India, 2010.
30. Indian Association of Oral Pathology Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2011.
31. Symposium on Standardization of Oral Pathology in Asia. 5th ASOMP
meeting in Japan Aug 2011.
32. International Association of Oral Pathologist: 16th Congress, Brazil, 2012.
33. 6th Asian Society of Oral Pathology Conference, Hyderabad, India February
2014.
34. 17th International Congress on Oral pathology and Medicine, Istanbul,
Turkey, May 2014.
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Referees Prof. PR Morgan
Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology
Floor 28
GKT Dental Institute
Guy’s Hospital
London SE1 9RT
Email : [email protected]
Prof T Saku
Division of Oral Pathology
Graduate School of Medical and Dental sciences
University of Niigata
Japan
Email: [email protected]
Prof LP Samaranayake
Dean, Faculty of Dentistry,
University of Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]